Construction ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 of 2D/2D heterostructures with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity: A combined experimental and first-principles DFT study
Source abstract
Abstract
Abstract Multidimensional nano-heterostructures with unique dimensionality-dependent integrative and synergic effects have been valued but are still underdeveloped. In this study, bulk Ti3AlC2 was stripped into monolayer Ti3C2 (TC) and fabricated into aggregated ZnIn2S4 (ZIS) nanosheets to construct a 2D/2D ZnIn2S4/Ti3C2 nanosheet heterojunction. The ZIS/TC-30 composites exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity; the malachite green (30 mg/L) degradation rate constant reached approximately 0.0382 min−1, and the hydrogen evolution rate was up to 9172 μmol·h−1·g−1. Experiments and theoretical studies (DFT) revealed the synergistic effects between ZIS and TC. On the one hand, TC effectively prevented the aggregation of ZIS nanosheets, which was beneficial for ZIS to expose more active sites and expand the interface contact area. On the other hand, TC with outstanding metallic conductivity provided a fast channel to accelerate photogenerated electron-hole separation and transfer in the ZIS/TC composites. This work will provide definitive guidance for designing a multidimensional heterostructure photocatalyst for strengthened visible-light photocatalytic ability.
Source: openaire · Quality: candidate unverified · Source record ↗
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · MXene and MAX Phase Materials · 2D Materials and Applications
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
References (74)
Show source-provided references
1. Enhanced photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4 for selective CO2 reduction to CH3OH via facile coupling of ZnO: A direct Z-scheme mechanism10.1039/C5TA05503B ↗
2. Phosphorous-doped 1T-MoS2 decorated nitrogen-doped g-C3N4 nanosheets for enhanced photocatalytic nitrogen fixation10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.111 ↗
3. The fabrication of 1D/2D CdS nanorod@Ti3C2 MXene composites for good photocatalytic activity of hydrogen generation and ammonia synthesis10.1016/j.cej.2020.127177 ↗
4. S.J. Li, C.C. Wang, Y.P. Liu, B. Xue, W. Jiang, Y. Liu, L.Y. Mo, X.B. Chen*, Photocatalytic degradation of antibiotics using a novel Ag/Ag2S/Bi2MoO6 plasmonic p-n heterojunction photocatalyst: Mineralization activity, degradation pathways and boosted charge separation mechanism, Chem. Eng. J. 415 (2021) 128991.10.1016/j.cej.2021.128991 ↗
5. Facile preparation of metallic 1T phase molybdenum selenide as cocatalyst coupled with graphitic carbon nitride for enhanced photocatalytic H2 production10.1016/j.jcis.2021.04.066 ↗
6. Mutual interplay of ZnO micro-and nanowires and methylene blue during cyclic photocatalysis process
7. Facile synthesis of novel ZnFe2O4/CdS nanorods composites and its efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr(VI) under visible-light irradiation10.1016/j.jiec.2017.09.008 ↗
8. Z-scheme based CdS/CdWO4 heterojunction visible light photocatalyst for dye degradation and hydrogen evolution10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.06.054 ↗
9. Constructing Z-scheme based CoWO4/CdS photocatalysts with enhanced dye degradation and H2 generation performance10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.08.050 ↗
10. Photocatalytic properties of the g-C3N4/{010} facets BiVO4 interface Z-Scheme photocatalysts induced by BiVO4 surface heterojunction10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.04.026 ↗
11. Fabrication of novel ZnFe2O4/BiOI nanocomposites and its efficient photocatalytic activity under visible-light irradiation10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.323 ↗
12. Enhancing degradation and mineralization of tetracycline using intimately coupled photocatalysis and biodegradation (ICPB)10.1016/j.cej.2017.01.083 ↗
13. Electrochemical photolysis of water at a semiconductor electrode10.1038/238037a0 ↗
14. Photocatalytic activity improvement and application of UV-TiO2 photocatalysis in textile waste water treatment: a review10.1016/j.jece.2019.103248 ↗
15. Au nanorods decorated TiO2 nanobelts with enhanced full solar spectrum photocatalytic antibacterial activity and the sterilization file cabinet application10.1016/j.cclet.2020.10.020 ↗
16. Incorporation of rectorite into porous polycaprolactone/TiO2 nanofibrous mats for enhancing photocatalysis properties towards organic dye pollution10.1016/j.coco.2019.06.006 ↗
17. Photocatalytic decomposition of liquid water on a NiO-SrTiO3 catalyst10.1016/0009-2614(82)83443-X ↗
18. N-doped NaTaO3 synthesized from a hydrothermal method for photocatalytic water splitting under visible light irradiation10.1016/j.jechem.2016.12.002 ↗
19. Effect of lanthanide-doping into NaTaO3 photocatalysts for efficient water splitting10.1016/S0009-2614(00)01220-3 ↗
20. TaON and Ta3N5 as new visible light driven photocatalysts10.1016/S0920-5861(02)00354-1 ↗
21. Photocatalytic overall water splitting under visible light by TaON and WO3 with an IO3−/I− shuttle redox mediator10.1039/b505646b ↗
22. Hemispherical shell-thin lamellar WS2 porous structures composited with CdS photocatalysts for enhanced H2 evolution10.1016/j.cej.2020.124346 ↗
23. Photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction from aqueous solutions over band structure-controlled (AgIn)xZn2(1–x)S2 solid solution photocatalysts with visible-light response and their surface nanostructures10.1021/ja048296m ↗
24. X, Yin, Photocatalytically reducing CO2 to methyl formate in methanol over ZnS and Ni-doped ZnS photocatalysts10.1016/j.cej.2013.06.119 ↗
25. Metal-free efficient photocatalyst for stable visible water splitting via a two-electron pathway10.1126/science.aaa3145 ↗
26. Graphene oxide modified g-C3N4 hybrid with enhanced photocatalytic capability under visible light irradiation10.1039/C1JM13490F ↗
27. In2S3 nanomaterial as a broadband spectrum photocatalyst to display significant activity10.1016/j.apcatb.2015.03.048 ↗
28. Synergistic effect of molybdenum nitride nanoparticles and nitrogen-doped carbon on enhanced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution performance of CdS nanorods10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.151990 ↗
29. Enhanced photogenerated carrier separation in CdS quantum dot sensitized ZnFe2O4/ZnIn2S4 nanosheet stereoscopic films for exceptional visible light photocatalytic H2 evolution performance10.1039/C7NR00155J ↗
30. Highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalytic hydrogen evolution by all-solid-state Z-scheme CdS/QDs/ZnIn2S4 architectures with MoS2 quantum dots as solid-state electron mediator10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144406 ↗
31. Building a direct Z-scheme heterojunction photocatalyst by ZnIn2S4 nanosheets and TiO2 hollow spheres for highly-efficient artificial photosynthesis10.1016/j.cej.2018.05.094 ↗
32. ZnIn2S4 grown on nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres: an advanced catalyst for Cr (VI) reduction10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122205 ↗
33. Facile construction of flower-like black phosphorus nanosheet@ZnIn2S4 composite with highly efficient catalytic performance in hydrogen production10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144366 ↗
34. Atomically-thick two-dimensional crystals: Electronic structure regulation and energy device construction10.1039/C3CS60231A ↗
35. D. Deng, K. Novoselov Q. Fu, N. Zheng, Z. Tian, X. Bao, Catalysis with two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures, Nat. Nanotechnol. 11 (2016) 218-230.10.1038/nnano.2015.340 ↗
36. Two-dimensional nanocrystals produced by exfoliation of Ti3AlC210.1002/adma.201102306 ↗
37. Two-dimensional transition metal carbides10.1021/nn204153h ↗
38. X. Sang, Y. Xie, M.W. Lin, M. Alhabeb, K.L. Van Aken, Y. Gogotsi, P. R. Kent, K. Xiao, R.R. Unocic, Atomic defects in monolayer Titanium Carbide (Ti3C2Tx) MXene, ACS Nano 10 (2016) 9193-9200.10.1021/acsnano.6b05240 ↗
39. Interdiffusion reaction-assisted hybridization of two-dimensional metal–organic frameworks and Ti3C2Tx nanosheets for electrocatalytic oxygen evolution10.1021/acsnano.7b01409 ↗
40. Conductive two-dimensional titanium carbide ‘clay’with high volumetric capacitance10.1038/nature13970 ↗
41. Ti3C2 MXene co-catalyst on metal sulfide photo-absorbers for enhanced visible-light photocatalytic hydrogen production10.1038/ncomms13907 ↗
42. Single-crystalline tungsten oxide quantum dots for fast pseudocapacitor and electrochromic applications10.1002/adma.201400447 ↗
43. Ti3C2 MXene-modified Bi2WO6 nanoplates for efficient photodegradation of volatile organic compounds10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144183 ↗
44. MXene-based photocatalysts10.1016/j.jmst.2020.02.037 ↗
45. Regulating electron-hole separation to promote photocatalytic H2 Evolution activity of nanoconfined Ru/MXene/TiO2 catalysts10.1021/acsnano.0c07089 ↗
46. MXenes as noble-metal-alternative co-catalysts in photocatalysis10.1016/S1872-2067(20)63630-0 ↗
47. Rapid synthesis of sub-5 nm sized cubic boron nitride nanocrystals with high-piezoelectric behavior via electrochemical shock10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b04272 ↗
48. Electrical promotion of spatially photoinduced charge separation via interfacial-built-in quasi-alloying effect in hierarchical Zn2In2S5/Ti3C2 (O, OH)x hybrids toward efficient photocatalytic hydrogen evolution and environmental remediation10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.12.051 ↗
49. Reduction potential of the carbon dioxide/carbon dioxide radical anion: a comparison with other C1 radicals10.1021/j100300a045 ↗
50. Efficient visible-light-induced photocatalytic reduction of 4-nitroaniline to p-phenylenediamine over nanocrystalline PbBi2Nb2O910.1016/j.jcat.2012.02.005 ↗
51. P.E. Blöchl, Projector augmented-wave method, Phys. Rev. B 50 (1994) 17953-17979.10.1103/PhysRevB.50.17953 ↗
52. Efficiency of ab-initio total energy calculations for metals and semiconductors using a plane-wave basis set10.1016/0927-0256(96)00008-0 ↗
53. Furthmüller, Efficient iterative schemes for ab initio total-energy calculations using a plane-wave basis set10.1103/PhysRevB.54.11169 ↗
54. Generalized gradient approximation made simple10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.3865 ↗
55. Semiempirical GGA-type density functional constructed with a long-range dispersion correction10.1002/jcc.20495 ↗
56. Special points for Brillouin-zone integrations10.1103/PhysRevB.16.1746 ↗
57. Fabrication of layered Ti3C2 with an accordion-like structure as a potential cathode material for high performance lithium-sulfur batteries10.1039/C4TA07101H ↗
58. 2D/2D heterojunction of ultrathin MXene/Bi2WO6 nanosheets for improved photocatalytic CO2 reduction10.1002/adfm.201800136 ↗
59. Efficient photocatalytic H2 evolution using NiS/ZnIn2S4 heterostructures with enhanced charge separation and interfacial charge transfer10.1016/j.apcatb.2019.02.075 ↗
60. Well-designed 3D ZnIn2S4 nanosheets/TiO2 nanobelts as direct Z-scheme photocatalysts for CO2 photoreduction into renewable hydrocarbon fuel with high efficiency10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.08.016 ↗
61. Preparation of ZnIn2S4 nanosheet-coated CdS nanorod heterostructures for efficient photocatalytic reduction of Cr (VI)10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.03.017 ↗
62. Photoluminescent Ti3C2 MXene quantum dots for multicolor cellular imaging10.1002/adma.201604847 ↗
63. Surface functionalization of single-layered Ti3C2Tx MXene and its application in multilevel resistive memory10.1021/acsami.9b16979 ↗
64. Construction of heterostructured ZnIn2S4@ NH2-MIL-125 (Ti) nanocomposites for visible-light-driven H2 production10.1016/j.apcatb.2017.09.043 ↗
65. Photocatalytic water reduction under visible light on a novel ZnIn2S4 catalyst synthesized by hydrothermal method10.1039/b306813g ↗
66. Self-assembly of Ag2O quantum dots on the surface of ZnIn2S4 nanosheets to fabricate pn heterojunctions with wonderful bifunctional photocatalytic performance10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.07.175 ↗
67. Combined effects of octahedron NH2-UiO-66 and flowerlike ZnIn2S4 microspheres for photocatalytic dye degradation and hydrogen evolution under visible light10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b03807 ↗
68. Microwave synthesis of ZnIn2S4/WS2 composites for photocatalytic hydrogen production and hexavalent chromium reduction10.1039/C9CY01553A ↗
69. A comparative study on photocatalytic hydrogen evolution activity of synthesis methods of CDs/ZnIn2S4 photocatalysts10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.04.073 ↗
70. Controlled charge-dynamics in cobalt-doped TiO2 nanowire photoanodes for enhanced photoelectrochemical water splitting10.1016/j.jcis.2018.07.003 ↗
71. Recent advances in non-metal modification of graphitic carbon nitride for photocatalysis: a historic review10.1039/C6CY01195K ↗
72. Z-scheme MgFe2O4/Bi2MoO6 heterojunction photocatalyst with enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity for malachite green removal10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.06.258 ↗
73. Fabrication of Ag-decorated BiOBr-mBiVO4 dual heterojunction composite with enhanced visible light photocatalytic performance for degradation of malachite green10.1088/1361-6528/aaac60 ↗
74. Are MXenes promising anode materials for Li ion batteries? Computational studies on electronic properties and Li storage capability of Ti3C2 and Ti3C2X2 (X= F, OH) monolayer10.1021/ja308463r ↗